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White Cat

by Holly Black · Curse Workers #1 · 310 pages · Published May 2010
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3.80 / 5 across 35K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A dark, witty Young Adult ya fantasy built around con artist, curse workers, mob family. 310 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Witty. Twisty.

Dark Witty Twisty

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Dark Witty Twisty
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Content notes

Violence
Con Artist
Curse Workers
Mob Family
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Moods
Dark
Witty
Twisty
Key Tropes
Con Artist
Curse Workers
Mob Family
Ending
Satisfying
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FAQ

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Is White Cat spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Do I need to read White Cat in order?

White Cat is book 1 in the Curse Workers series. Start here.

Who would enjoy White Cat?

Readers who love dark and witty stories with con artist and curse workers. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is White Cat?

A dark, witty Young Adult ya fantasy built around con artist, curse workers, mob family. 310 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for White Cat?

Content notes include: violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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